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Safety index · Brooklyn, New York · data through June 2026

Is Fort Greene safe?

Fort Greene records more reported crime than most New York neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 29 out of 100 — 24 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 164th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 4,060 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.

29/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Fort Greene — higher is safer. 164th of 197 NYC neighborhoods.

DATA THROUGH JUNE 2026 · 6 MONTHS OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to New York — a typical New York neighborhood sits near 53. It ranks Fort Greene against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 39% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 29% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 16% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
4,060 incidents reported within 1 km of the Fort Greene center (500 shown) · NYPD data through June 2026 · basemap: NYC Open Data. Reports cluster toward the south-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
1,582 · 39%
Public order
817 · 20%
Violent crime
427 · 11%
Other
462 · 11%
Criminal damage & arson
184 · 5%
Robbery
87 · 2%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.

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Common questions

Is Fort Greene safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 29/100). About 45% of severity-weighted incidents in Fort Greene are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Fort Greene?

Other theft — 1,582 of 4,060 incidents (39%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.

How is the Fort Greene safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the NYPD by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within New York, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.